NEW YORK (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow says ex-boyfriend Brad Pitt threatened producer Harvey Weinstein after an alleged incident of sexual misconduct. The 45-year-old actress told "The Howard Stern Show" on Wednesday she was "blindsided." Paltrow claimed she was 22 when Weinstein placed his hands on her at a hotel and suggested they go to a bedroom for massages. Paltrow said she told Pitt what happened and the actor confronted Weinstein at a Broadway opening. Paltrow said, "It was like the equivalent of throwing him against the wall." Paltrow said Pitt leveraged his fame and power to protect me at a time when she didn't have fame or power. The two, who were briefly engaged, broke up in 1997. Representatives for Weinstein and Pitt did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. … [Read more...] about Paltrow: Brad Pitt threatened Harvey Weinstein

Updated 9:50 am, Thursday, May 24, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Russell Contreras, AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 FILE - In this March 20, 2015, file photo, state Rep. Monica Youngblood, R-Albuquerque, waits for more bills to be debated on the House floor in Santa Fe, N.M. Youngblood insists in video released by police that she hasn't consumed alcohol, but the officer who stops her says he can smell it. Police on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, released lapel video of the arrest of Youngblood on aggravated drunken driving charge. She was detained early Sunday at a DWI checkpoint. In the video, Youngblood complies with the officer's requests to balance on one leg and count … [Read more...] about State lawmaker’s comments during DWI arrest to be reviewed

On Thursday, eight women accused the actor of unwanted touching and harassment Beatrice Verhoeven, provided by Published 9:41 am, Thursday, May 24, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Morgan Freeman Apologizes After Sexual Misconduct Accusations 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Morgan Freeman has released a statement after multiple women accused the actor of sexual misconduct and harassment. “Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy,” Freeman said in a statement. “I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was never my intent.” On Thursday, CNN published a story in which eight women accuse the actor of “unwanted touching” and harassment. CNN also spoke to eight other women who say they witnessed the behavior on film sets, while promoting his movies and also at his production … [Read more...] about Morgan Freeman Apologizes After Sexual Misconduct Accusations

The head of the Montana Democratic Party on Thursday asked for a congressional ethics investigation into whether Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte lied to the police and the public when he assaulted a reporter last year.The request by the party's executive director, Nancy Keenan, comes exactly one year after Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs said Gianforte "body slammed" him for asking a question the day before Gianforte won a special election for Montana's only U.S. House seat.Gianforte eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and said Jacobs did nothing wrong. But Gianforte initially told police that Jacobs instigated the attack, and his campaign spokesman at the time, Shane Scanlon, released a statement saying the same thing.Keenan said Thursday that Gianforte has never owned up to lying to the police or the public, and he has never been held accountable for those statements."It's a matter of character for me," Keenan said in an interview with The Associated Press. "If we can't … [Read more...] about Democratic Party official calls for ethics probe over Rep. Gianforte’s attack on reporter